PGB121 Traditional views on school

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Roman Švaříček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Roman Švaříček, Ph.D.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Zelená
Supplier department: Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
SOUHLAS && PGK11A02 Alternative views on school
During the course we will visit various traditional educational institutions and therefore the capacity of the subject is very small. Students will be enrolled in the course on the basis of two criteria: 1) final reflection from the course Alternative views on school, and 2) evaluation from the subject Pedagogical Theory. Students enroll in the course themselves, but enroll them on the basis of the above criteria the teacher.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 5 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/5, only registered: 0/5, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/5
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Through discussions, projects, visits to schools, testing of research tools and reading of texts, students will learn about classical pedagogical concepts, analyze their specifics and build on them based opinions. The course builds on Alternative Views of School and leads to a deeper understanding of the basic concepts of education, such as the aims of education, curriculum, socialization, factors of education, forms and methods of education.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- identify the specifics of the main pedagogical concepts in the aims, principles, curriculum, teacher-pupil relationship, forms and methods of teaching
- to put forward the arguments by which individual traditional education concepts defend their practices
- instructively discussing the merits and limits of the solutions that each traditional concept offers
Syllabus
  • 1. Why do we complain about a traditional school? (analysis of the weaknesses and strengths of a traditional school and understanding the position of alternatives)
  • 2. Forms of competition in traditional school
  • 3. Decontextualized curriculum
  • 4. Voice of pupils in traditional school
  • 5. External motivation
  • 6. Methods and forms of teaching traditional schools
  • 7. Discipline, power and discipline in traditional school
  • 8. Final reflection of the course
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Javisko a zákulisie školy: o materskej škole a skrytom kurikule
  • ŠEĎOVÁ, Klára, Roman ŠVAŘÍČEK and Zuzana ŠALAMOUNOVÁ. Komunikace ve školní třídě (Communication in classroom). Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2012, 293 pp. ISBN 978-80-262-0085-7. info
  • HATTIE, John. Visible learning : a synthesis of over 800 meta-analyses relating to achievement. First published. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2009, ix, 378. ISBN 9780415476188. info
Teaching methods
Discussion, group work, project teaching, argumentation essay, documentary film, text analysis, reflection.
Assessment methods
During the semester, students will submit in Elf, at set dates, three semester assignments and a final reflection on the course. For each of these assignments (some are individual, others are assigned to a group) a maximum of 25 points can be gained. To successfully complete the course, students must earn at least 70 points, while no assignment may be accomplished with less than 15 points.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
General note: Před zápisem do kurzu musí studenti podat návrh svého individuálního projektu, který by chtěli řešit v kurzu. Na základě toho bude vybráno maximálně 5 studentů do kurzu.
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